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The Embassy of Uruguay in Berlin |
Contact
Address
Embassy of Uruguay in Berlin
Budapester Strasse 39 3. OG.
D- 10787 Berlin
Phone Number
+49 (0)30 263 90 16
Website
http://embajada-uruguay.de
E-Mail
urualemania@mrree.gub.uy
The Ambassador
Amb. Fernando López Fabregat
Fernando López Fabregat is a Uruguayan diplomat and has served as Ambassador of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay to the Federal Republic of Germany since April 2023. He presented his credentials in Germany in May 2023.
Before his appointment to Berlin, López Fabregat was Chief of Staff at Uruguay's Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2020 to 2023 and briefly served as Director of the Artigas Institute of Foreign Service, Uruguay's diplomatic academy. From 2014 to 2020, he was Ambassador of Uruguay to the United Kingdom, with concurrent accreditation to Ireland and Iceland, and served as Permanent Representative to the International Maritime Organization.
His earlier diplomatic career included service as Director General for International Economic Affairs, Consul General in Toronto, Director of Personnel and Human Resources, and diplomatic postings in Canada, Ecuador and South Africa. He entered the Uruguayan Foreign Service in 1987 through competitive examination. López Fabregat holds a law degree and qualification as a notary public from the University of the Republic in Uruguay and completed postgraduate studies in human resources management at the Catholic University of Uruguay. He studied at the Artigas Institute of Foreign Service and speaks Spanish, English and French, with knowledge of Portuguese and Italian.
History
Germany and Uruguay have traditionally enjoyed very good relations. Since the 1850s, German immigrants have made an important contribution to the country’s development. Uruguay offered asylum to German-speaking Jews from 1935 onwards. After the Second World War, Uruguay established diplomatic relations with both the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic.
Germany is well presented in Uruguay, as there is an active Goethe Institute. In 1867, a German binational school, The German School of Montevideo, was opened. Uruguay and Germany also share a university-entrance examination which qualifies takers for university in both countries. German Mennonite communities emigrated to Uruguay after the Second World War and nowadays, a German-language school is run by the Mennonites. A cultural cooperation accord was signed on 8 May 1989.
The German-Uruguayan Chamber of Commerce in Montevideo was founded in 1916 and currently has over 400 members, more than 50 of them domiciled abroad, some in Germany; it is affiliated to the regional chamber in Buenos Aires.
In October 2011, Uruguayan President José Mujica paid an official visit to Germany.
